The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-17

the great flood of 1883. Men were at
work at all night on the Lake Shore
track, which is only saved from being
washed out by severe freezing.
Congressional.
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE house
amendment to the senate bill for the re-
/ lief of Albert II. Emery, reducing ap-
preparation from S2O0 900 to $50, l6I, and
declaring that to be in full Of all claims
against the government on the part of
Emery for his invention of testing
machine built for the United States,
was concuTred IN and conference COM
mittee ordered.
Cullom presented a memorial from
the Illinois house of representatives in
favor of penSioning soldiers over 90
years of age. Referred to committee
on pensions.
Hale presented the protest OF the
SpeeranZa club against the ratification
of the eXtradition treaty with Great
Britain. Referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
On motion of Eustis, the house bill
| to confirm to Emile Guerin and CHAR
P. Manner, title to certain lands on
| False river, Point Coupela was taken
up, and after some discussion was laid
aside without action.
George presented a petition from COL
ored men in Mississippi asking an ap-
preparation of 800 piece to transport
them to Liberia. Referred to the COM
mittee on education and labor. The petit
ton assigns as a reason for the proposed
emigration low wages, high rents, and
/ despair of doing better. AS to the sup
position that their labor and votes are
required here petitioners say the country
can very well dispense with their pres
ence. George called attention to the
1 H.,o% kI,NA &I,DL rNSlw IS kEn
printed and suggested it emanated
from source from which many petit
tiOns come to congress.
Morrill, introduced bill for the issue
of subsidiary silver coins. Referred to
the committee on finance. Also a bill
for the settlement and adjustment of
all claims and demands between the
| United States and the state of Yer
mont. Referred to the committee on
| Judiciary.
| Allison offered a resolution which
was adopted, requesting the president
| to have search made in the
records of the war, state and treas
uTy departments for information as to
Count Casimer Pulaski, brigadier gen.
eral of the United States army in 1878
and 1879 and until he was killed in ac-
ton and as to any payment or cOmpen-
sation paid to him for his services; also
as to any just and proper Indebtedness
of the United States to General Pu-
laski on account of his expense or mill
tary supplies furnished for troops in his
command and especially as to 100, 900
gold liYres or other sum of money trans
mitted by Count Pulaski's friends in
Europe and which arrived at the time
he was killed in battle at Savannah;
whether such funds went into the pub
lie treasury or We're used by authorities
of the continental congress or by the
authorities of the state government for
the benefit of the United States.
Cullom offered a resolution calling
upon the secretary of war for informa-
ton as to whether any unusual neces-
| sity existed for requiring some of the
clerks in the adjutant-general's and
surgeOn-general's offices to work extra
hours. After a brief discussion the
resolution went over until tomorrow.
Dawes referred to the fact that 1.-The
last session communication from the
1 treasury department as to expectation
/ and re-importation OF DISTILLED spirits
had been referred to the committee on
finance, and he inquired whether there
was prospect of the committee report
ing at this session. Morrill,, chairman
of committee on finance, replied that a
subcommittee had been appointed to
consider the subject and had not yet re-
ported to the full committee. He would
| Call dlI6llClOH 10 UIl0 IudGU0T db ll6 COll-
mittee meeting tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron, the SEN
ate took up for consideration-yeaS 81,
nays 1.-THE bill introduced and report
ed by him ito inbrease the naval estab-
lishment." The senators voting against
taking it up were Beck, Call, COckrell,
Coke, George, Jones of Arkansas,
Maxey, Plumb, Pugh, Ransom, Sher-
man, Vance, Van Wyck, Vest, VOOr-
hees, WalthaIl, and Wilson of Maryland.
Mr.. Cameron addressed the senate in
advocacy of the bill. We should, he
!: said, commence at once the ten first
class steel cruisers provided for in the
bill.
On motion of Howley an amendment
was adopted to the section in these
words ''save that in all their points
they shall be of American manufac-
ture.n
On motion of Morgan a section was
added requiring the construction of tive
|, of the vessels on the Pacific coast
three on the Gulf of Mexico and fouI
on the Atlantic coast.
Van Wyck inquired whether provis-
ion was made in the bill for war vessels
on the lakes.
Hale, chairman of the committee or
l naval affairs, replied that the com
paniOn bill to the pending measure
which he would call up on an early day
: covered the features of the floating
| batteries on RATS on harbOr defence
n torpedo boats and torpedo appliances
and also of light draught gun boats fol
: use on the western lakes.
S Butler, member of the COMMITTEES
: on naval affairs, suggested to Hale tina
9 he would be safe in adding that boil
" bills (Cameron'S and Hale'S) had thu
> unanimous sanction of the committee
!, on naval affairs.
a Van Wyck made the calculation t,
the aggregate amount appropriated il
. these bills and in the two ordnance
q bills recently passed would reach S17l,
: OO0. 900.
! Hale said that even if they did thei
y expenditure would range through
! period of from three to six years, and
:, therefore, would only interfere to tina
z extent with the treasury surplus.
Van Wyck regarded that surplus a
, "problematicai." 1t was extremel
:, doubtful whether there would be an
u surplus for the coming year. II
agreed, however, with a remark mad
by the senator from Kansas, Nj
&, Plumb, that there was no danger c
this bin becoming law. He presume
that it was not introduced and reporte
n with the expectation, hope or desiI
il that it would become law. The pc,
as pie were not complaining Of theI
q. D0lAS ID III IHO treasury, Out Iuoy Wei
" complaining of high taxes. I'll
N object of the bill was to give an excus
Of for not reducing taxation. The obiet
an was to drain and empty the treasury
l. | that the taxes could not be reduce,
{. and when pensions were asked for di
- abled and impoverished soldiers the
h: would be told that that could not
n done because there was no money in Il
treasury. Men were more valuab
than steel ships and fertilization
-, They would have to be niggardly
paying the men who had offered the
ID bodies as bulWarks against those WI
of sought to take the life OF the natio
on because forsOoth there would be
n money in the treasury to pay thel
-es He believed that the best way to ma
ON provision for the next war would be t
ell generous prodigality, hberality or rath
/ hnraSfU of the nrnx-eH-nrr1anf fornra r.lls,